Crime & Safety
Wildomar Man Pleads Not Guilty To Robbing Grandma
The defendant remains in custody in lieu of $150,000 bail at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.
An ex-con accused of forcing his 87-year-old grandmother to write him a check so he could buy drugs pleaded not guilty today to robbery and other charges.
Tyler James Wedge, 25, could face more than 15 years in prison if convicted of one count each of robbery, burglary, receiving stolen property and selling illegal drugs and two counts of possession of illegal narcotics.
Wedge appeared with his public defender before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Michael Rushton, who set a felony settlement conference in the case for Thursday.
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The defendant remains in custody in lieu of $150,000 bail at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.
According to Murrieta police Lt. Tony Conrad, Wedge was visiting the woman's home when he allegedly took her checkbook and drafted a check to himself, compelling the victim to sign it.
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After receiving the woman's complaint, officers went to the defendant's Wildomar residence on Arnett Road and conducted a search, Conrad said.
"A probation search ... produced a considerable amount of prescription drugs," the lieutenant said. "Further investigation revealed those controlled substances were in Mr. Wedge's possession for the purpose of illegal sales."
Wedge has a prior conviction for fraud, for which he served a year in prison, according to court records.
